July 21, 2011

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MBtB: Building a Better Intro Pack

by Dredd77

If you’re reading this, that means the automated scheduler is working, since we’re currently on the road. We didn’t want to leave without giving everyone a head’s up that the latest Magic Beyond the Box is up over at Quiet Spec, and after a recent detour covering Commander and Gen Con, it’s nice to be back in our element of the intro decks!

In today’s piece, we trace the development of the Core Set decks from Magic 2010 through the most recent release, and discuss some of the seismic changes that have taken place in their development. How have the decks evolved? What is R&D trying to tell us? And what will next year’s decks look like?